Making summer reading effective

I wanted to share an article about making summer reading effective: http://www.summerlearning.org/media/researchandpublications/ResearchBrief03FINAL9.10.08Kim.pdf

To summarize:
The ABCs of summer reading
Access to books
Books that match the students' interests and reading levels
Comprehension monitored by a parent or other adult.

Celebrating Grandparents in the Library

Mrs. Horr's kindergarten class was walking down the hall to lunch following the school hallway procedures when they were greeted by the principal and a pair of grandparents. The excitement was apparent in the body language and smile of the "grandchild" who belonged to the grandparents. He was working hard to decide whether to let his feelings explode and jump out of line to hug them or continue to show his grandparents what a "big kindergartner" he was along with his classmates. He chose the latter with a big grin in his "bubble." His grandparents joined the class for lunch and then read a story at their library time.

This was just one great experience among many as the KES library welcomed grandparents as guest readers all week this past week to celebrate Grandparents Day which is Sunday, Sept. 14. Each class had the opportunity to have a special guest read a story to them during the libary time. Several of the grandparents also came early and enjoyed lunch with their grandchild.

If you are a grandparent and you didn't have the opportunity to read to a class during this special week, contact librarian, Terry Miller, who would be happy to schedule a time for you to visit. If you are interested in other volunteer opportunities at KES, please call the office and ask to speak to your grandchild's teacher or to the principal.

Catch the Reading Bug!

"Catch the Reading Bug" which is our summer library program kicked off yesterday. The students enjoyed learning more about bugs from guest speaker, Randy Dietz. Other activities including making "marshmallow bugs" to eat, creating worm paintings (no real worms were injured during the course of this activity), listening to a read aloud selection, playing games and, of course, a great opportunity to check out books.

Speaking of books, can you believe how excited these boys are about an alien book from the library?